Storyline

The story is about an aging cowboy and his nephew who transport 500 horses from Oregon to Wyoming to sell them to the British Army. Along the way, their simple horse drive is complicated when they rescue five Chinese girls from a slave trader, saving them from a life of prostitution and indentured servitude. Compelled to do the right thing, they take the girls with them as they continue their perilous trek across the frontier, followed by a vicious gang of killers sent by the whorehouse madam who originally paid for the girls. Broken Trail weaves together two historical events: the British buying horses in the American West in the late 19th century and Chinese women being transported from the West Coast to the interior to serve as prostitutes.

Robert Duvall in BROKEN TRAIL | TRAILER | Emmy Award-winning miniseries

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Cast

Robert Duvall

Prentice Ritter

Thomas Haden Church

Tom Harte

Greta Scacchi

Nola Johns

Chris Mulkey

Big Ears

Rusty Schwimmer

Big Rump Kate

Gwendoline Yeo

Sun Foy 'aka' #3

Olivia Cheng

Ye Fung 'aka' #4

Jadyn Wong

Ghee Moon 'aka' #1

Peter Skagen

Colonial Bartender

Caroline Chan

Mai Ling 'aka' #2

James Russo

Captain Billy Fender

David Trimble

Dink Yeatman

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